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U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a joint news conference with British Prime Minister David Cameron in the East Room of the White House May 13, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Obama calls GOP talk on Benghazi a 'sideshow'

Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is dismissing Republican criticism of his administration's handling of the attack on a U.S. diplomatic post in Libya, calling the criticism a political sideshow...
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Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, goes to the House Rules Committee to argue procedures as the House of Representatives prepares to vote on whether Attorney General Eric Holder is in contempt of Congress because he has refused to give the Oversight Committee all the documents it wants related to Operation Fast and Furious, the flawed gun-smuggling probe involving Mexican drug cartels, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 27, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Republicans not backing down on Holder contempt vote

Larry Margasak, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - Barring a last-minute deal, House Republicans plan historic votes Thursday to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in civil and criminal contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over documents..
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House Dems to walk out on Holder contempt vote

Joy-Ann Reid
A walkout by House Democrats to protest what they see as a partisan attempt to embarrass President Barack Obama's attorney general by holding him in contempt of congress, will include more than just black lawmakers, a source tells theGrio.
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WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 19: Attorney General Eric Holder talks to reporters after meeting with House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa in the U.S. Captiol June 19, 2012 in Washington, DC. Issa and Holder did not appear to find any more common ground about the release of documents related to the Fast and Furious program and the committee plans to move forward Wednesday with a vote to hold Holder in contempt of Congress. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

GOP, Holder open to talks before contempt vote

Larry Margasak, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - Both House Republican officials and Attorney General Eric Holder say they're willing to negotiate an end to a potential constitutional confrontation...
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The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, led by Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., center, considers whether to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 20, 2012. Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., the ranking member, speaks at left. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House committee holds Eric Holder in contempt

Pete Yost, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - A House committee has voted to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress for failing to turn over Justice Department documents...
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Executive privilege: Obama protects Holder

Perry Bacon Jr.
theGRIO REPORT - President Obama on Wednesday asserted executive privilege in a dispute over documents related to the "Fast and Furious" operation...
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Congressional committee could hold Holder in contempt

Pete Yost, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - A House committee is poised to vote on whether to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress for failing to turn over more Justice Department documents...
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House Judiciary Committee member Rep. Darryl Issa, R-Calif., left, shakes hands with Attorney General Eric Holder on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Holder and Issa meet on Operation Fast and Furious

Pete Yost, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General Eric Holder wants a House panel to drop plans to try to hold him in contempt of Congress...
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Attorney General Eric Holder testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 7, 2012, before the House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on the Justice Department. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Holder proposes meeting with Issa

Pete Yost, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General Eric Holder is proposing to meet with Rep. Darrell Issa by Monday to settle a dispute over Justice Department documents...
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Attorney General Eric Holder

Why Holder is likely to survive GOP attacks

Perry Bacon Jr.
ANALYSIS - Congressional Republicans have turned Attorney General Eric Holder into a symbol of their problems with the Obama administration...
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